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Gevion Lewis - his family calls him "G" - was acting like a normal 12-year-old on a hot Independence Day afternoon. "They were just being boys," said Tevaughn Loudermill, the boy's uncle. "Growing up, that's the same stuff me and my friends did. We ran and jumped in ponds, not thinking anything of it." The fun turned tragic when G went under the water at Hillcrest Park's pond about 2 p.m. on Tuesday. On Friday afternoon, he remained in Lubbock's Covenant hospital, "trying to...
ALBUQUERQUE — It’s now official: The high school football season will end on Thanksgiving weekend, beginning in 2018. By an overwhelming majority of 66-7, members schools in the state have voted to confirm a new calendar that will go into effect for the 2018-19 school year and beyond. It will push up by one week the season openers, and it will mean a Thanksgiving finish to the season for the upper classes, with championship games on Black Friday or the following afternoon. This year, Dec. 2 falls on a Saturday, and that is...
CLOVIS — Jaye Crockett is still plugging away at his international pro basketball career. But he’s hopeful he can get a payout in the United States in the next few weeks. Crockett, a 2009 Clovis High graduate, will play today in the first round of The Basketball Tournament, a 5-on-5 tournament with a 64-team bracket and a a winner-take-all $2 million prize. The tournament includes four regions, each with 16 teams — nine selected by votes on thetournament.com, six teams selected at large and one team that won a spot throu...
A prominent figure in the arts and history of Curry County will be honored this afternoon in a reception, art showcase and fundraiser at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Don McAlavy left behind about a dozen books and hundreds of newspaper columns on regional history when he died in 2016 at age 84. A founding president of the Clovis and Portales Arts Council, he was also known for his public theatrical productions and numerous paintings, some of which will be on display today. “We thought this would help educate and p...
Changes to statewide bonding procedures allowing certain defendants to be released without bail came into effect July 1. While the new system is young, it has already garnered a strong reaction. Senate Joint Resolution 1, approved in the November 2016 election, gave arrested individuals that meet certain criteria the chance to be released without bond, according to Roosevelt County Detention Center Administrator Justin Porter. “Now the courts will have a designee that will review a person’s file whenever they’ve been arres...
MULESHOE — An outbreak of the plague among prairie dogs at the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge is a far cry from the Black Death of 14th-century Europe. But officials are still closely monitoring the situation. Two out of four prairie dog “towns” in the refuge 20 miles south of Muleshoe were almost eliminated by what officials confirmed this week to be the plague, likely spread weeks ago by a flea on a coyote, according to project leader Jude Smith. Areas in the vicinity of those colonies, including Paul’s Lake and its acc...
On this date ... 1967: The city of Clovis released traffic statistics through June. It had recorded 453 accidents for the year so far, compared to 520 for the same time in 1966. The city had not seen any traffic fatalities in 1967, compare to four through June of 1966. The year's accidents had resulted in 75 injuries, compared to 150 in 1966. 1967: Kenna's Jenny Ann Cooper had a new job: registrar of the Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell campus. Branch Dean Dave Traylor...
Monday • Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents — 11:30 a.m. special telephonic meeting. Information: 575-562-1011 Tuesday • Water Policy Advisory Board — 8:30 a.m. at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Cultural and Ethnic Affairs — Noon at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Planning and Zoning Commission — 3 p.m. special meeting at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m. at Clovis Airport. Information: 575-769-7890 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. a...
Today • Art show — 1 p.m.-4 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. “A Cowboy’s View of the West,” paintings by Don McAlavy. Information: 575-769-7840 • Fireworks show — 10 p.m. (CDT) at Muleshoe City Park (rescheduled from Tuesday). Information: 806-272-4528 Monday • Movie Monday — 12:45 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Movie: “Pets.” Information: 575-769-7840 • Full STEAM Ahead — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Activity: Marker Bots. Information: 575-356-3940 Tuesday • Budding Artists — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Pu...
Two ‘fugitives from justice’ arrested in area Curry County sheriff’s investigators made two unrelated “fugitive from justice” arrests this week. On Thursday, investigators arrested Marcos Rodriguez Aparicio, 30, of Kennewick, Washington, charging him with being a fugitive from the state of Washington. “Aparicio was located and arrested at 99 Spur Road, in the Ranchvale area,” a sheriff’s news release said. On Friday, investigators arrested Abraham Gonzales Silva, 23, of Clovis, charging him with being a fugitive from j...
